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the reason why boehner has trouble cutting a deal is not because boehner can't cut a deal. i think in five minutes' time he and obama would come up -- >> excuse me, excuse me, you're wrong. you're wrong. all that grover has to say, all he has to say is, we're in a particular fiscal crunch right now, and we've got to make allowances for that. if he did that, a lot would change. >> grover only counts because these tea party guys, the 50, 60, 70 in the house, they have a theological opposition to any -- >> let's go -- >> all they're worried about is being primaried from the right -- >> i know -- let's talk about the caucus you used to work with and know. >> very well. >> aren't there a lot of people over there if grover came out and said these are peculiar times, we have to make a couple adjustments. >> members of congress should not have to negotiate with grover norquist. >> but i'm asking you an open question. would that have any influence? >> it could but it would -- for grover he's an activist. he's someone -- he has his ideals, and if he compromises on that, that's harder
the reason why boehner has trouble cutting a deal is not because boehner can't cut a deal. i think in five minutes' time he and obama would come up -- >> excuse me, excuse me, you're wrong. you're wrong. all that grover has to say, all he has to say is, we're in a particular fiscal crunch right now, and we've got to make allowances for that. if he did that, a lot would change. >> grover only counts because these tea party guys, the 50, 60, 70 in the house, they have a theological...
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look, boehner has been in office for a long time. certainly he knew there would be some sort of backlash to this. there are moments when the president is week in the sense of his public opinion polls lagging. what's going on in iraq and the summer doll district managers when people tune out from thinking about the political world. what boehner has done is turn everyone away from what had been a bad news cycle for the president toward a good news cycle. americans recognize that this is a dually elected twice president. it is not reasonable to behave as though he's not operating with the will of the american people. >> particularly when he has come with more -- less executive action. including ronald reagan, both bushes and clinton. >> with negative consequences for aen long large number of people. if we think this about being misled into the international war in iraq that's reverberating in american policy. still reverberating for the nation of iraq. that's not kper tif action. it was a presidency that overreached. >> e.j., you have a
look, boehner has been in office for a long time. certainly he knew there would be some sort of backlash to this. there are moments when the president is week in the sense of his public opinion polls lagging. what's going on in iraq and the summer doll district managers when people tune out from thinking about the political world. what boehner has done is turn everyone away from what had been a bad news cycle for the president toward a good news cycle. americans recognize that this is a dually...
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. >> is speaker boehner ready to make a deal? >> the president convened a pow wow with leaders. >> the congressional leaders meeting at the white house today. >> begin negotiations about how to avoid that so-called fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> this is the beginning of a fruitful process. >> the issue is taxes. >> only one bad word -- taxes. >> raising taxes is a very bad idea. >> raising taxes is a terrible idea. >> to show our seriousness, we put revenue on the table. >> we're prepared to put revenue on the table. >> a deadline. >> being able to work something out. >> there was a spirit of cooperation. >> tomorrow is speaker boehner's birthday. we didn't know how many candles were needed. ♪ best friend ♪ >> interrupting that was the ghost of christmas past. >> you guys are the best. thank you so much. >> mitt, 47%, romney. he is the gift that keeps on giving. >> republicans did not take kindly to mr. romney's words. >> i don't agree with the comments. >> we lost the presidency. it's time to move on. >> general petraeus
. >> is speaker boehner ready to make a deal? >> the president convened a pow wow with leaders. >> the congressional leaders meeting at the white house today. >> begin negotiations about how to avoid that so-called fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> this is the beginning of a fruitful process. >> the issue is taxes. >> only one bad word -- taxes. >> raising taxes is a very bad idea. >> raising taxes is a terrible idea. >> to show...
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and now boehner is out here having to fight the battle. and i also think it's interesting that we talk about the relationship between boehner and cantor and you know, there is a lot of rumblings from those folks and the ones who coalesced around cantor. who said the two months would not fly. and boehner knew that. he said i sort of told mcconnell that wasn't going to work. there was a kind of belief from the senate which allowed the folks in the house call, called the house of lords over there, that while these commoners in the house will just take what we give and they should do it because we're so much smarter. >> and we will be talking -- >> you're seeing that rebellion right now that we've seen all year. >> we'll be talking more about the interesting dynamic between the house and the senate a little bit later. i want to talk about the white house and how this is just like -- the golden goose. if you will, the white house has a new, they're enlisting the american public. asking what a tax hike of $40 per paycheck woe mean to them. one m
and now boehner is out here having to fight the battle. and i also think it's interesting that we talk about the relationship between boehner and cantor and you know, there is a lot of rumblings from those folks and the ones who coalesced around cantor. who said the two months would not fly. and boehner knew that. he said i sort of told mcconnell that wasn't going to work. there was a kind of belief from the senate which allowed the folks in the house call, called the house of lords over there,...
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according to politico, boehner had strong words for the senate majority leader quote, go f yourself boehner. as he pointed his finger at reid. reid a bit startled replied what are you talking about and boehner then repeated it. go f yourself. they didn't cut the deal. in the end it was vice president biden and the senate majority leader. what does this say about the inability to work together? >> i also like the fact according to that story that boehner then went around bragging to everybody he said that to reid. i think they were both at the bottom of the food chain here of decision makers. they were fighting at the bottom of the chain while mitch mcconnell and joe biden were putting together the deal. i think both boehner and reid in a way were powerless in this decision for obvious reasons. and they -- the white house -- i was told by david plouffe a month ago that he much rather would prefer to work with mcconnell than boehner. mcconnell knows how to play chess, boehner doesn't. >> he got his wish. >> and when i talked to the republican senators they said the same thing about harry reid
according to politico, boehner had strong words for the senate majority leader quote, go f yourself boehner. as he pointed his finger at reid. reid a bit startled replied what are you talking about and boehner then repeated it. go f yourself. they didn't cut the deal. in the end it was vice president biden and the senate majority leader. what does this say about the inability to work together? >> i also like the fact according to that story that boehner then went around bragging to...
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>> speaker boehner is right with us. the president himself called for a one-year pay roll tax holiday extension. we agree with him. the year is not over. we have ten days in which to work. millions of americans are going to be working, martin, across the holiday season. i have done it myself many times. i'm a doctor and i am more than willing to be here. >> as you say, you're a doctor. here's the equation. you can keep the patient alive for two months during which you can develop a treatment plan going forward. or you can simply let the patient die. and what's happened, what has actually happened is that speaker boehner wouldn't even allow a vote in the house. you let the patient die. 160 million middle class americans are at the worst christmas present they could be given by this government. a $1,000 tax increase. for some people, that will kill them. >> you have my vow as one of the conferrees that we are determined be to let the american people go through to january 1 without knowing they will have relief. what we are
>> speaker boehner is right with us. the president himself called for a one-year pay roll tax holiday extension. we agree with him. the year is not over. we have ten days in which to work. millions of americans are going to be working, martin, across the holiday season. i have done it myself many times. i'm a doctor and i am more than willing to be here. >> as you say, you're a doctor. here's the equation. you can keep the patient alive for two months during which you can develop a...
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of what boehner has done, democrats. house republicans are so against working with the president they'd rather sue him than get anything done. >> for a long time we have seen republicans block progress in congress, but in this case it seems that republicans have shifted their opposition into a higher gear. frankly, it's a gear that i didn't know previously existed. >> subterfuge. as i said, they're doing nothing here and so they have to give some aura of activity. this really needs to be an adult in that room of the republican caucus. i hope the speaker is that adult. >> they are already fund-raising off of boehner's announcement. on the base right, folks love to throw out the "i" word, impeachment. boehner said yesterday that's not in the cards. but don't ignore the fact that this comes as the republican base feels more and more angst that the president will act on his own to push through some version of immigration reform. on friday, it will be a year since the senate passed its immigration bill and yesterday a parade
of what boehner has done, democrats. house republicans are so against working with the president they'd rather sue him than get anything done. >> for a long time we have seen republicans block progress in congress, but in this case it seems that republicans have shifted their opposition into a higher gear. frankly, it's a gear that i didn't know previously existed. >> subterfuge. as i said, they're doing nothing here and so they have to give some aura of activity. this really needs...
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what do you think prompted the president to have this meeting with speaker boehner? >> well, first of all, my observation of their relationship when i was there is that it was not -- it was not this deeply unfriendly relationship. i understand that events transpired after that that may have put a strain on their relationship. you prone isn't the relationship. the problem is the relationship between the speaker and his caucus. they can gra el on anything, but if the caucus is unwilling to move, it puts boehner in a different position. we've seen that time and again. frankly, lately he's been bug bucking the caucus at some personal cost to hillself. so, you know, these may not be meaningful, though i think on things like the highway bill there may be common ground, but the issue isn't the talk dern it's the talk between the speaker and his own 2r507s. >> yeah, you know, david raises a fair point, sam, that there's a lot of talk about how much or little control and currency boehner has. on some level, i am surprised that boehner took it, and then on some level, i saw it
what do you think prompted the president to have this meeting with speaker boehner? >> well, first of all, my observation of their relationship when i was there is that it was not -- it was not this deeply unfriendly relationship. i understand that events transpired after that that may have put a strain on their relationship. you prone isn't the relationship. the problem is the relationship between the speaker and his caucus. they can gra el on anything, but if the caucus is unwilling to...
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john boehner is just -- he's trying to triangulate here a little bit. and he's trying to bring his conference along. he is begging the white house to show him a path out. and the white house is sitting there going why do we do you any favors? you can understand the politics of it going why? why should do i you a favor, you did me no favors but at some point somebody is going to have to say okay, uncle, let's do this over here. >> the polling that you guys and the journal had would indicate that the public wants to get a deal done but as we know, there was that great jonathan weisman piece in the "times" this week that pointed out half the republican conference in the house was re-elected with 55% of the vote. the pointing being the political leverage with those members of congress come from the primary, not from the general election and that's what drives it. >> it is splitting the party. the guys that are statewide office holders are going to the house republicans you're killing party as a national -- and they are. if they're not careful, they are. >>
john boehner is just -- he's trying to triangulate here a little bit. and he's trying to bring his conference along. he is begging the white house to show him a path out. and the white house is sitting there going why do we do you any favors? you can understand the politics of it going why? why should do i you a favor, you did me no favors but at some point somebody is going to have to say okay, uncle, let's do this over here. >> the polling that you guys and the journal had would...
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boehner from the speaker's chair as well? >> well, martin, i always like to save some breaking news for you when i come on. >> i'm grateful to you for that. >> i have huge breaking news tonight. there are serious rumors that at the conference tonight at 5:00 john boehner will announce that he's resigning as speaker of the house. there are multiple senior sources that i have talked to tonight that have said that this is going to happen. >> ron, i wouldn't wish to question your sanity, but i find that very hard to believe. >> i know. listen, i find it hard to believe. i was put at a one in four chance today we'd be able to kick him out today. there are a serious group of members thinking about it. >> do they have someone as an alternative in mind. >> eric cantor is probably the one. >> is this a coup? >> i don't have any evidence. >> you have to put evidence forward. you put forth a rumor. sub shans -- substantiate it. >> -- the first business of order tomorrow. and why it should be -- by the way, it should be a $9 billion bill
boehner from the speaker's chair as well? >> well, martin, i always like to save some breaking news for you when i come on. >> i'm grateful to you for that. >> i have huge breaking news tonight. there are serious rumors that at the conference tonight at 5:00 john boehner will announce that he's resigning as speaker of the house. there are multiple senior sources that i have talked to tonight that have said that this is going to happen. >> ron, i wouldn't wish to question...
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>> look, we've made clear how we feel about the boehner bill, the speaker boehner bill, because it is incredibly bad for the economy to have this kind of circus go on in washington with folks saying that we're going to force default, we will not let the united states pay its bills unless you do what we want. unless you enact spending cuts that were rejected already, that are more draconian than in the ryan bill, that would do significant damage to social security and medicare, force incredible cuts in education and clean energy programs, all these sorts of things, all these things that nobody -- nothing close to a majority supported and certainly not in the country. otherwise we'll just, you know, default. that's -- that's not a mechanism that is good for us, good for the economy, good for the american people, so that's what we oppose. beyond that, there are a lot of ways to get to compromise here, and that is what the american people i think really want us to do is to compromise, not stick it to anybody. not score political victories and see who can be blamed for the economic damage
>> look, we've made clear how we feel about the boehner bill, the speaker boehner bill, because it is incredibly bad for the economy to have this kind of circus go on in washington with folks saying that we're going to force default, we will not let the united states pay its bills unless you do what we want. unless you enact spending cuts that were rejected already, that are more draconian than in the ryan bill, that would do significant damage to social security and medicare, force...
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. >> is speaker boehner ready to make a deal? >> the president cop veened a pow wow with leaders. >> the congressional leaders meeting at the white house today. >> begin negotiations about how to avoid that so-called fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> this is the beginning of a fruitful process. >> the issue is taxes. >> only one bad word -- taxes. >> raising taxes is a very bad idea. >> raising taxes is a terrible idea. >> to show our seriousness, we put revenue on the table. >> we're prepared to put revenue on the table. >> a deadline. >> being able to work something out. >> there was a spirit of cooperation. >> tomorrow is speaker boehner's birthday. we didn't know how many candles were needed. ♪ best friend >> interrupting that was the ghost of christmas past. >> you guys are the best. thank you so much. >> mitt, 47%, romney. he is the gift that keeps on giving. >> republicans did not take kindly to mr. romney's words. >> i don't agree with the comments. >> we lost the presidency. it's time to move on. >> general petraeus fi
. >> is speaker boehner ready to make a deal? >> the president cop veened a pow wow with leaders. >> the congressional leaders meeting at the white house today. >> begin negotiations about how to avoid that so-called fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> this is the beginning of a fruitful process. >> the issue is taxes. >> only one bad word -- taxes. >> raising taxes is a very bad idea. >> raising taxes is a terrible idea. >> to...
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>> he already has this covered, to boehner's great credit. he brought paul ryan in, eric cantor in, mccarthy in who might be the one -- >> the guy from california. >> yeah. and he brought them all in on this plan "b" and all on the negotiations. so he's covered there. he needs mcconnell. if he can get mcconnell and a couple senate republicans, then -- >> what about the body of 40 or so tea partiers who are holdouts. how does he reach them? the ones necessary for any kind of majority? >> he doesn't necessarily need them. if he can get senate republicans, then -- >> is that his game right now to go around his hard core right? >> it is. because then the hard core right isn't just blaming john boehner for all the troubles of the world. they're also -- >> can he allow the house of representatives to work its will with the minority of republicans? >> yes, he can. >> glen, is this your view? if we get a sol lux next week it's probably because a speaker allows a minority of republicans, maybe less than 100, to agree with some 120 democrats and out of
>> he already has this covered, to boehner's great credit. he brought paul ryan in, eric cantor in, mccarthy in who might be the one -- >> the guy from california. >> yeah. and he brought them all in on this plan "b" and all on the negotiations. so he's covered there. he needs mcconnell. if he can get mcconnell and a couple senate republicans, then -- >> what about the body of 40 or so tea partiers who are holdouts. how does he reach them? the ones necessary...
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i think you will see more of an on message john boehner. he said he had not been talking to romney and his campaign, but at some point they will need a more consistent and consolidated message to appear to be a united front. >> governor, when you look at the ryan plan that has been endorsed by mr. romney, it not only slashes programs for the poor, but it actually raises taxes on poor people. and it gives a huge tax break to the rich. looking at that plan, those making less than $10,000, $112 a year. those making more than a million you see a $265,000 tax break. we're talking about policy, if it became what we do, that it would dramatically impact the people he is now trying to say he is concerned about. >> reverend al, there is an inconsistency with what he is saying and what he is proposing. the ryan budget would cut pell grants. president obama has doubled investments in pell grants. the brian budget would cut medicare severely. president obama is committed to this social safety net. it helps our senior citizens in need of nursing home ca
i think you will see more of an on message john boehner. he said he had not been talking to romney and his campaign, but at some point they will need a more consistent and consolidated message to appear to be a united front. >> governor, when you look at the ryan plan that has been endorsed by mr. romney, it not only slashes programs for the poor, but it actually raises taxes on poor people. and it gives a huge tax break to the rich. looking at that plan, those making less than $10,000,...
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president obama and speaker boehner met privately yesterday. nbc news first read team makes this point. if the plan is to get something passed by friday, december 21, right before the christmas holiday, then the legislation has to be written by december 18th and that means that obama and boehner must reach a deal by december 14th, 15th if there is going to be a deal. so the time for posturing and pr is over. a new political poll shows that likely voters support the president's tax increase on the upper brackets. 60% favor raising taxes on households that earn more than $250,000. 64% favor raising taxes on large corporations. 33 oppose. the poll asked likely voters, do you believe that if we raise taxes on households that earn over $250,000 per year, it will have a negative impact on the economy. 38% said yes. 58% got it right and said no. today president obama outlined the deficit reduction legislation he would sign into law. >> what you need is a package that keeps taxes where they are for middle class families, we make some stuff spending cut
president obama and speaker boehner met privately yesterday. nbc news first read team makes this point. if the plan is to get something passed by friday, december 21, right before the christmas holiday, then the legislation has to be written by december 18th and that means that obama and boehner must reach a deal by december 14th, 15th if there is going to be a deal. so the time for posturing and pr is over. a new political poll shows that likely voters support the president's tax increase on...
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not believe boehner would go through with his threats. near government shutdown number one under john boehner seemed to be definitely on purpose. near government shutdown number two under john boehner seemingly on purpose but it also seems to have scared them. near government shutdown number three under john boehner, i do not think this one is even on purpose. what does that mean? republicans do actually have governing responsibilities because they control the house of representatives. and under john boehner, it looks like they may just not be technically capable of doing the basic things that need to be done to keep the lights on even when they want to. they can't keep the lights on. almost literally. they do not seem capable of doing just the basic things that need to be done to keep government going and the electricity bill paid. it appears john boehner did not really want this fight that he is now waging. he could not avoid it. he cannot control his own party to avoid fights he doesn't want to be in. sort of like the difference betwee
not believe boehner would go through with his threats. near government shutdown number one under john boehner seemed to be definitely on purpose. near government shutdown number two under john boehner seemingly on purpose but it also seems to have scared them. near government shutdown number three under john boehner, i do not think this one is even on purpose. what does that mean? republicans do actually have governing responsibilities because they control the house of representatives. and...
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i like john boehner. i happen to think that he is a good american and wants the government to really do what we're supposed to be doing. is that we're helping people where people can't be helped any further by their own initiatives. i personally believe he is in for a sad awakening next year. and i would like him to stand up and say let's have a clean vote on the budget. that is what we need right now. let's get on with the other issues of the debt and the other issues of where this country is going in terms of its investments. if you look at the last four months in terms of economic growth. if you look at the housing prices and where mortgages are going and where -- now we have a decline, thank god, in foreclosures. we're going in the right direction. but these republicans don't want this president to succeed. and that is where it is at. people are not dumb. they can understand this. i support the health care act, i think it is going to work. they don't want it to be successful. why not? should they have
i like john boehner. i happen to think that he is a good american and wants the government to really do what we're supposed to be doing. is that we're helping people where people can't be helped any further by their own initiatives. i personally believe he is in for a sad awakening next year. and i would like him to stand up and say let's have a clean vote on the budget. that is what we need right now. let's get on with the other issues of the debt and the other issues of where this country is...
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he may not know john boehner, but john boehner knows him well. >> he knows how to kick people out. get him out of here. >> you have taste of how he would do it with that comment. they found it ironic that ted cruz would say that because ted cruz was john boehner's lawyer back in 2006. you can't tell me you never talked to the man. >> he was his actual lawyer? >> it's reported today. it was hysterical on the internet. >> you were his lawyer and you never talked to him. >> you have the former speaker calling him lucifer and the other guy jumping in saying you're being unfair to satan. trump, today, said cruz' selection of carly fiorina as a running mate wasn't going to help him. this is the other part of the three-ring circus tonight. >> now he's got to recover. what does he do? he gets carly fiorina. she's very nice. everything's fine. carly got out. she had no -- it was -- she had the one good debate on the children's stage. not on our stage. she was on the children. she didn't debate against me. he now goes out and gets carly who left the race because she had no votes. she had not
he may not know john boehner, but john boehner knows him well. >> he knows how to kick people out. get him out of here. >> you have taste of how he would do it with that comment. they found it ironic that ted cruz would say that because ted cruz was john boehner's lawyer back in 2006. you can't tell me you never talked to the man. >> he was his actual lawyer? >> it's reported today. it was hysterical on the internet. >> you were his lawyer and you never talked to...
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. >> i am not thrown back by speaker boehner's statement. he's in a very -- as leader reid said, he's in a very difficult position. he is trying to figure out, in my judgment, a way to get this done without his caucus or too many in his caucus rebelling. i would urge speaker boehner to keep working at it, to figure out -- it doesn't have to be exactly the way we did it, but to keep moving forward. >> we remain optimistic about the prospects for comprehensive immigration reform in 2014. we've seen significant movement among republicans on this issue. >> so we'll see. i think it's a pause, not a total death nail to immigration this year. >>> well, moving on to what may be the marquee 2014 race in the country. at least, it will be the fight between rick scott and charlie crist. crist leads scott in a new poll, 47-40, but some democrats are grumbling a bit that he's running a largely invisible campaign, though if you watch tv, he doesn't seem very invisible. this week, crist is changing all of that, a very aggressive response to republican attac
. >> i am not thrown back by speaker boehner's statement. he's in a very -- as leader reid said, he's in a very difficult position. he is trying to figure out, in my judgment, a way to get this done without his caucus or too many in his caucus rebelling. i would urge speaker boehner to keep working at it, to figure out -- it doesn't have to be exactly the way we did it, but to keep moving forward. >> we remain optimistic about the prospects for comprehensive immigration reform in...
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john boehner now making the fairness argument? it's a shocking turn of events but a testament to the fact that the republicans know optics are not in their favor. >> here's where it looks like it's heading. republicans float i think a face-saver in the new york times. quote, if no deal can be struck to avert the bush era tax cuts and onset of deep across the board spending cuts gop leadership could foresee taking up and passing legislation this month to extend the tax cuts for the middle class and then resume the bitter fight over spending and taxes as the nation approaches the next hard deadline and statutory barring. that's the debt ceiling coming up later this year, early part of next year. here's the question right now, governor. it seems that's a face saver because they say taxes deferred or delayed are taxes avoided. if they say we'll get to defending the rich later. we'll let their taxes go up in january. it seems that's a face-saver even if they say we'll get to it later. >> well, i think what happens, chris, though is thi
john boehner now making the fairness argument? it's a shocking turn of events but a testament to the fact that the republicans know optics are not in their favor. >> here's where it looks like it's heading. republicans float i think a face-saver in the new york times. quote, if no deal can be struck to avert the bush era tax cuts and onset of deep across the board spending cuts gop leadership could foresee taking up and passing legislation this month to extend the tax cuts for the middle...
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vetoing john boehner's plan b. if current negotiations fall through. >> it actually means a tax increase for millions of working families across the country at the same time as folks like me would be getting a tax break. that violates the core principals that were debated during the course of this election. i'm going to continue to talk to the speaker and the other leaders in congress, but ultimately they have to make sure the middle class taxes do not go up and that we have a balanced responsible package of deficit reduck. it's hard for them to say yes to me. but at some point they have got to take me out of it. think about their voters. >> let me bring in the senior editor mark murray. the headline on our first read this morning was the question, what is boehner doing? he is expected to speak in about 15 minutes to i guess counter what we heard from the president. what is this plan b and why is he attempting to push a vote as we understand it, he may not have all the votes needed in the senate as the white house
vetoing john boehner's plan b. if current negotiations fall through. >> it actually means a tax increase for millions of working families across the country at the same time as folks like me would be getting a tax break. that violates the core principals that were debated during the course of this election. i'm going to continue to talk to the speaker and the other leaders in congress, but ultimately they have to make sure the middle class taxes do not go up and that we have a balanced...
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i can do this all day, boehner. john boehner wants to sue president obama. it will be weird when boehner walks into the supreme court and you hear. ♪ this is the plaintiff, house speaker john boehner. he claims the president abused his power to pass laws. he also claims obama promised to replace four tires on his jeep grand cherokee and never followed through. >> finally an update on senator pat roberts. i said last night the republicans has been criticized for favoring life in d.c. over his home state of kansas. even going so fares as to rent out his dodge city home. senator roberts explained that an army captain needed a place to live so roberts rented him his home saying, now, hindsight, maybe i shouldn't have done it. he said, i am from dodge the city, i have been there 30 years, owned houses, rented house,s, paid taxes, i don't know what else i can do. as you said, you can keep your residence there. that would be a start. >>> up next, is mitt romney now beating president obama in the polls, ready to run this time against hillary? you're watching "hard
i can do this all day, boehner. john boehner wants to sue president obama. it will be weird when boehner walks into the supreme court and you hear. ♪ this is the plaintiff, house speaker john boehner. he claims the president abused his power to pass laws. he also claims obama promised to replace four tires on his jeep grand cherokee and never followed through. >> finally an update on senator pat roberts. i said last night the republicans has been criticized for favoring life in d.c....
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tea party patriots saying it is time for boehner to go. and another group asking to spend a million dollars on anti-leadership ads is this the beginning of a big insurrection. i thought he figured out a way to avoid trouble to get him through so they can win big and pick up maybe 20 seats. sdpl you are living in the rational world of political strategy. >> i want to stay there, too. >> i that's not where the tea party people are. they are serious about wanting to get rid of john boehner. >> do they believe he is a liberal? >> they believe he is a complete renegade. they absolutely do. they know that there is no real mechanism for getting rid of him in the middle -- they want to do it. what they are going to do is hope that they elect more tea party people in the next mid term elections and then have the votes to oust him. the big problem is they don't have a single consensus. >> i don't think they think he is a liberal. i think they think he is a collaborationest. that he is part of the system, working on compromises, passing a farm bill,
tea party patriots saying it is time for boehner to go. and another group asking to spend a million dollars on anti-leadership ads is this the beginning of a big insurrection. i thought he figured out a way to avoid trouble to get him through so they can win big and pick up maybe 20 seats. sdpl you are living in the rational world of political strategy. >> i want to stay there, too. >> i that's not where the tea party people are. they are serious about wanting to get rid of john...
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and boehner sticks around and maybe boehner says i'll do it through 2016. i postponed my retirement because of a surprising loss for eric cantor maybe i could postpone my retirement one more time. >> for people who are just tuning in doern't pay attentiono capitol hill, why would paul ryan be a uniter? >> i mean, during the obama years, he was the point man when it came to the budget for republicans. he put out the alternative budget for republicans year after year. a very conservative budget that went after attacking the size and scope of government. in line with the tea party economic sensibility. paul ryan was sort of seen as a youthful face of an anti-obama conservatism. he was very attractive to the base of the party when mitromney put him on the ticket in 2012. he's somebody who i think because of the work he's done on the budget and personal relationships would have a lot of trust on the right that's not internation there with john boehner. >> luke russert are you still with us? >> yeah. >> anybody further from your perch? anybody talking about the r
and boehner sticks around and maybe boehner says i'll do it through 2016. i postponed my retirement because of a surprising loss for eric cantor maybe i could postpone my retirement one more time. >> for people who are just tuning in doern't pay attentiono capitol hill, why would paul ryan be a uniter? >> i mean, during the obama years, he was the point man when it came to the budget for republicans. he put out the alternative budget for republicans year after year. a very...
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john boehner has his own base. i always struck chuck last night, john boehner comes out in that interview and talks about immigration reform. watch tweeter, afterwards. steve king from iowa, john fleming from louisiana. house conservatives. i talked to staffers, they said they don't represent the house but you give them attention. when they go to twitter and tee off in the minutes after their speakers talks about immigration reform. >> steve king is already making noises about running for the tom harkin seat. is harkin retiring? we don't know for sure. that's been the long assumption. big opportunity for republicans midterm. iowa on top of the ticket. >> abs lieuly. >> already we know that there's going to be a real republican primary. mitch mcconnell and john corbin basically went about this in a placate the base, contindon't, know, disrupt this. and it failed. now, they're not getting blame and i'm surprised. >> here's the deal. in 2010 they did get involved in a lot of places. >> they tried. >> they tried. most
john boehner has his own base. i always struck chuck last night, john boehner comes out in that interview and talks about immigration reform. watch tweeter, afterwards. steve king from iowa, john fleming from louisiana. house conservatives. i talked to staffers, they said they don't represent the house but you give them attention. when they go to twitter and tee off in the minutes after their speakers talks about immigration reform. >> steve king is already making noises about running for...
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but boehner was at a million. boehner went down 550,000. so it's according to whether you want to count from the top down or the bottom up. both sides gave and i think the other side gave a little more. but governor, when it comes down to the debt ceiling that the chairman just referred to, president gave a warning to republicans. watch this. >> i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up through the laws that they passed. let me repeat. we can't not pay bills that we've already incured. >> sounds like he's pretty strong and stern on that. what dooungs, governor? >> he is and he ought to be. the last time, it was an international disgrace, not just a national disgrace, but an international disgrace. we shouldn't play politics with that. we owe this money. we've got to pay it. we've got o to have the funds to pay it. i think the sequester comes up in two months, probably a week or two before the debt ceiling. we're going to have to have some resolution of the broad
but boehner was at a million. boehner went down 550,000. so it's according to whether you want to count from the top down or the bottom up. both sides gave and i think the other side gave a little more. but governor, when it comes down to the debt ceiling that the chairman just referred to, president gave a warning to republicans. watch this. >> i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up through the laws that...
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john boehner. it's down to one man. the man who has never stood up to the tea party in his own caucus. who has really -- has to do something that he's never really had the character to do before. and that's lead. he's in a leadership position, but he's one hell of a follower. joining me now for our rapid response panel, katrina vanden hoofl of the nation and clarence page. katrina, what do you make of the president's position? i thought he came out, gave the lay of the land, preparing the country for a shutdown and explaining it doesn't have to happen. is this the reaction you expected from the president? >> i thought it was important, ed, he spoke about how this would have real impact on real people. i thought it was very interesting that he spoke of how the republicans are essentially trying to repeal the 2012 election by trying to repeal through sabotage his signature landmark piece of legislation. and i think in saying that he is ready to compromise, you expose, ed, what too much of the media still does, false equiv
john boehner. it's down to one man. the man who has never stood up to the tea party in his own caucus. who has really -- has to do something that he's never really had the character to do before. and that's lead. he's in a leadership position, but he's one hell of a follower. joining me now for our rapid response panel, katrina vanden hoofl of the nation and clarence page. katrina, what do you make of the president's position? i thought he came out, gave the lay of the land, preparing the...
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boehner. he should have been ashamed of himself. >> you said he is appealing to appeal to the right wing of his party and you have conservative groups slamming this plan "b." let me play some of the criticism he's getting from the right of the party. let's play it. >> the american people did not re-elect the conservative house of representatives to become tax collectors for barack obama's welfare state. >> we supported challengers who were opposed to t.a.r.p., who were opposed to the debt deal. 2011. and this is the sort of vote that we'll look at closely when we look at our options in 2014. >> so congressman pascrell, they oppose plan "b" differently than your opposition but you have two different sides of this coin and people are wondering where speaker boehner is at all on this when no one is happy and if he's appealing to the right, they're not pleased with him. >> well, mr. boehner has the hell of a nerve to say that mister -- the president of the united states barack obama can't stand up
boehner. he should have been ashamed of himself. >> you said he is appealing to appeal to the right wing of his party and you have conservative groups slamming this plan "b." let me play some of the criticism he's getting from the right of the party. let's play it. >> the american people did not re-elect the conservative house of representatives to become tax collectors for barack obama's welfare state. >> we supported challengers who were opposed to t.a.r.p., who...
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. >> that's about right. >> 65 is where boehner checks in. we were talking about boehner in the last segment. what lawrence is saying is true. it's not boehner's fault he's a weak speaker, but he is an incredibly weak speaker. there's that thing in the times saying maybe they're coming around. i don't think they're coming around at all. the problem is the republican party is driven by this sort of conservative movement more now than ever before in the last couple of years. boehner is a little more old school in that. he came to congress in 1990. he was sort of a reformer and teamed up with democrats, he was more pragmatic and climbed into the leadership and fell out and climbed back in. he was next in line for the leadership when the tea party thing happen. the story of his speakership is the tea party conservatives are waiting for the minute he sells them out. he hasn't sold them out yet. >> it's like the tail wagging the dog. >> he doesn't exercise any p power. this is a test this month. he's waiting this out and looking to have enough cred
. >> that's about right. >> 65 is where boehner checks in. we were talking about boehner in the last segment. what lawrence is saying is true. it's not boehner's fault he's a weak speaker, but he is an incredibly weak speaker. there's that thing in the times saying maybe they're coming around. i don't think they're coming around at all. the problem is the republican party is driven by this sort of conservative movement more now than ever before in the last couple of years. boehner...
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>> i think i agree with congressman boehner. we need to do whatever's necessary to make sure this bill never goes into effect. >> congressman, would you be willing, you just answered it with health care, but when it comes to fiscal policy, are you willing to participate in a shutdown of the government if it's the only way to get the president to come to the table? >> we will do what we have to do to shut down the government if we have to. >> you think if that were to happen, it wouldn't be as bad as people think it would be? >> do you think shut down ought to be off the table? >> i think everything ought to be on the table. >> most people in my district say shut it down. this country may need some sort of shock therapy. >> would it be a good thing fiscally and philosophically to shut down the government and people will say we can go on with the government for a while. >> i don't think it would hurt one bit. >> the government is going to have to shut down. >> if liberals would rather shut down the government instead of making a s
>> i think i agree with congressman boehner. we need to do whatever's necessary to make sure this bill never goes into effect. >> congressman, would you be willing, you just answered it with health care, but when it comes to fiscal policy, are you willing to participate in a shutdown of the government if it's the only way to get the president to come to the table? >> we will do what we have to do to shut down the government if we have to. >> you think if that were to...
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joining me now is congressman rich van hallen. >>> boehner seemed pretty defiant. he did say this about acting unilaterally and then he has this clause, outside of his authority. i thought maybe gave him a little wiggle room. >> chris, i wish that were the case. i think that may be wishful thinking. i think know matter what the president does through executive action, speaker boehner and the republicans claim he's acting outside his authority. >>> you have it exactly right. what we saw today was less than 48 hours after the election. the nice talk was over. >> with all due respected, if i had 250 votes in my caucus, i'd be kind of smug myself. the guy has a huge vote in the house. he can do whatever the heck he wants in there. >> sure. there's all this focus on how the change in the senate will affect the dynamics with the president. but the one thing that stayed the same, obviously, is the house. so all of this taurk about how speaker boehner is maybe interested in negotiating with the president was kind of dispelled today. and so that means they double down. >> y
joining me now is congressman rich van hallen. >>> boehner seemed pretty defiant. he did say this about acting unilaterally and then he has this clause, outside of his authority. i thought maybe gave him a little wiggle room. >> chris, i wish that were the case. i think that may be wishful thinking. i think know matter what the president does through executive action, speaker boehner and the republicans claim he's acting outside his authority. >>> you have it exactly...
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is there any way of turning it around based on what boehner is doing? is he going to walk away from the lawsuit? >> highly doubt he will. he pledged to bring legislation to the floor in july. when they come back they'll only be here for a couple of weeks before they break for august recess. it might have the potential to do something rare in washington mobilize both sides. you have these high fundraising totals coming to democratic committees, and at the same time, this lawsuit has the potential to really motivate and rally the conservative and republican base in a midterm election year. when they need them to come out and especially in the battleground states where the senate controlize in the states. so republicans might stand to benefit among their base, at the same time, it's rallying democrats and the democratic base. >> all right. thank you so much on this friday. >> thank you. >>> if you're looking for reason why progress is not being made on capitol hill or anywhere else in official washington, don't blame it on the summer slump. instead, blame
is there any way of turning it around based on what boehner is doing? is he going to walk away from the lawsuit? >> highly doubt he will. he pledged to bring legislation to the floor in july. when they come back they'll only be here for a couple of weeks before they break for august recess. it might have the potential to do something rare in washington mobilize both sides. you have these high fundraising totals coming to democratic committees, and at the same time, this lawsuit has the...
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we have speaker boehner and he said now the focus turns to spending. the american people reelected a republican majority in the house and we will use it to hold the president accountable for the balanced approach he promised. there at least two big fights ahead. the debt ceiling and the two-month delay. you heard senator lindsay graham saying they saved their powder. are they expecting a tough fight ahead? >> the fight cannot be over the debt limit. it can be over the resolution to effectively shut down the government. it can be over the sequester. those are powerful incentives to work together, but we can't continue to hold the country's economy and full faith in credit costage in russian roulette. the president really has to stand his ground on this. let's fight over the other things, but not put the economy at risk by threatening the full faith and credit of the u.s. government. that's irresponsible. >> the senator was on "morning joe" and said republicans have to be willing to do whatever it takes in the deficit fight. let's take a look at that. >>
we have speaker boehner and he said now the focus turns to spending. the american people reelected a republican majority in the house and we will use it to hold the president accountable for the balanced approach he promised. there at least two big fights ahead. the debt ceiling and the two-month delay. you heard senator lindsay graham saying they saved their powder. are they expecting a tough fight ahead? >> the fight cannot be over the debt limit. it can be over the resolution to...
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and you know, speaker boehner i think knows that as well as anybody. i don't think the congress can show any injury here. congress has a lot of tools available to it to challenge the president if, you know, it disagrees with things that he is doing, most importantly the power of the purse, but, you know, a lawsuit is -- to say it's frivolous i think is an understatement. >> do you think they side step this and actually pursue impeachment? >> well, i think that's -- that's -- would be extreme. and obviously, completely unwarranted. the president has said that he is going to act where he can and the emphasis on where he can. and you know, the first thing that the president would ask and would instruct his lawyers, including myself and the lawyers at the justice department, is do i have the legal authority to take this action? and he takes that responsibility very seriously. >> but if you look at some of the executive action that is are cited here, we'll put them up on the screen, kelly o'donnell mentioned the affordable care act and extending the employe
and you know, speaker boehner i think knows that as well as anybody. i don't think the congress can show any injury here. congress has a lot of tools available to it to challenge the president if, you know, it disagrees with things that he is doing, most importantly the power of the purse, but, you know, a lawsuit is -- to say it's frivolous i think is an understatement. >> do you think they side step this and actually pursue impeachment? >> well, i think that's -- that's -- would...
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the president is at 400,000 and boehner is at 1 million. the president is flustered and he feels he's giving enough and boehner is resisting because of the tea party members in his house. >> right now the republican brand is taking a hit about being too extreme and the new cnn/orc poll finding americans do think the republican party is too extreme. we have congressman john fleming telling roll call of today's vote, i think there's sort of an intuitive feeling on our side and i don't necessarily agree with it that we want to mitigate as much damage as possible. chip, is that what's behind this strategy here? does speaker john boehner have a bigger play in mind? something for the longer game? >> think that may have something to do with it, but the speaker does have a longer game in mind and revenue has to start in the house and this is a starting point as far as the speaker is concerned and he can say it after this bill passes and he can go to the president and say we've passed something and it's in the senate and see what's next. >> this is
the president is at 400,000 and boehner is at 1 million. the president is flustered and he feels he's giving enough and boehner is resisting because of the tea party members in his house. >> right now the republican brand is taking a hit about being too extreme and the new cnn/orc poll finding americans do think the republican party is too extreme. we have congressman john fleming telling roll call of today's vote, i think there's sort of an intuitive feeling on our side and i don't...
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know john boehner? that's odd since john boehner once hired ted cruz to be his lawyer. cruz campaign today claimed the two had little interaction, apparently, while one was epting the other. boehner is far, far, far from the first person to speak less than kindly about ted cruz. >> i fully agree with john boehner. and maybe he gives lucifer a bad name comparing him to ted cruz. i hate ted cruz. i think i'll take cyanide if he ever got the nomination. >> if you kill ted cruz on the floor of the senate and the trial was in the senate, nobody could convict you. >> president george w. bush apparently not a big fan of senator ted cruz. he was overheard saying, i just don't like the guy. >> there are a lot of good candidates. i like nearly all of them. >> nobody likes him. nobody in congress likes him. nobody likes him once they get to know him. >> ted cruz was my roommate. i did not like hyme at all in college. i want to be clear. ted cruz is a nightmare of a human being. i plaid 10ty of problems with his po
know john boehner? that's odd since john boehner once hired ted cruz to be his lawyer. cruz campaign today claimed the two had little interaction, apparently, while one was epting the other. boehner is far, far, far from the first person to speak less than kindly about ted cruz. >> i fully agree with john boehner. and maybe he gives lucifer a bad name comparing him to ted cruz. i hate ted cruz. i think i'll take cyanide if he ever got the nomination. >> if you kill ted cruz on the...
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here's boehner on the house floor. >> i'm especially grateful to all my constituents. putting up the campaign signs for me. his name was paul ryan. i don't think he could pronounce my name when he was putting up signs for me. there's a difference between being asked to do something and being called to do something. >> paul ryan told the congress today that it's time for a fresh start. >> it's not until you hold this gavel, stand in this spot, look out and see all 435 members of this house as if all america is sitting right in front of you. it's not until then that you feel it. the way to responsibility, the gravity of the moment, the house is broken. we're not solving problems. we're adding to them. and i am not interested in laying blame. we are not settling scores. we are wiping the slate clean. >> i'm joined right now by former congressman j.c. watts the republican from oklahoma. am i the only one that think he looks like joseph gordon. what's the difference between this and all that's gone on before, the road blocking, the filibustering, the desire to wreak havoc a
here's boehner on the house floor. >> i'm especially grateful to all my constituents. putting up the campaign signs for me. his name was paul ryan. i don't think he could pronounce my name when he was putting up signs for me. there's a difference between being asked to do something and being called to do something. >> paul ryan told the congress today that it's time for a fresh start. >> it's not until you hold this gavel, stand in this spot, look out and see all 435 members...
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. >>> speaker john boehner fails to rally republicans. congress goes on vacation and the fiscal cliff looms even larger. plus the nra plans a press conference exactly one week after the newtown massacre. >>> good morning. i'm maraschiacampo. >>> the dangerous snow and ice has claimed over half a dozen lives. the imarges from a 25-vehicle pile-up in des moines, iowa. the storm is dumping as much as a foot of snow in its path and driving rain and wind gusts in the 50-mile-per-hour range in others. air travelers across the country are facing major cancellations from san diego to new york with the worst cancellations coming out of chicago. our nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking the storm for us. what's the latest? >> today was a good day to take off from work if you possibly could. in a lot of areas from the great lakes to the west coast, the wind is howling. the wind is the biggest threat out there. it's going to be this morning in mostly the big cities along i-95. right now winds 39 in philadelphia. 36 in scranton. you have to get in
. >>> speaker john boehner fails to rally republicans. congress goes on vacation and the fiscal cliff looms even larger. plus the nra plans a press conference exactly one week after the newtown massacre. >>> good morning. i'm maraschiacampo. >>> the dangerous snow and ice has claimed over half a dozen lives. the imarges from a 25-vehicle pile-up in des moines, iowa. the storm is dumping as much as a foot of snow in its path and driving rain and wind gusts in the...
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what struck me yesterday with john boehner he was saying as we approach the fiscal cliff, boehner was saying yesterday that the bottom line for republicans after this election is the same as it's been for 22 years. that is, that any kind of income tax hike, especially for the wealthy, is off the table for them. do you have a sense of what the white house is thinking is on the table? we approach january 1st. is it that they are really eager mainly to strike a grand bargain they can sell as a major bipartisan achievement? is the idea of fighting past january 1st if necessary to get rid of the bush tax cuts for the wealthy americans more of a priority for them? >> no. i think they want a deal if they can get it. you're right to listen closely to john boehner, because what he had is he'll accept some revenues in the context of tax reform, a big, wonderful, fuzzy nebulous idea. what he won't expect initially is a change in the rates. of course, that's what it's about. it's about the rates for the highest income earners. and that's where john boehner is refusing to start out in the negotiat
what struck me yesterday with john boehner he was saying as we approach the fiscal cliff, boehner was saying yesterday that the bottom line for republicans after this election is the same as it's been for 22 years. that is, that any kind of income tax hike, especially for the wealthy, is off the table for them. do you have a sense of what the white house is thinking is on the table? we approach january 1st. is it that they are really eager mainly to strike a grand bargain they can sell as a...
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speaker boehner, how is that lawsuit working out for you? nbc's first read reports the white house is loving the politics of boehner's lawsuit because it shows just are how little his congress is doing. but i guess in his world, that means he's doing a great job as speaker. >> any way you cut it and whoever's fault it is, you have presided over what is perhaps the the least productive and certainly one of the least popular congresses in history. how do you feel about that? >> well, bob, we should not be judged on how many new laws we create. we ought the to be judged on how many laws we repeal. >> the block everything strategy backfireded. this bogus lawsuit, is, too. thanks to speaker boehner, there is a spotlight on the dysfunctional gop and the president is shining it even brighter. joining me now is goldie taylor and jimmy williams. thank you for being here. >> good evening. >> p thank you, reverend sharp ton. >> goldie, is this lawsuit backfiring for real on speaker boehner as i'm claiming? >> it absolutely is. at the end of the day, th
speaker boehner, how is that lawsuit working out for you? nbc's first read reports the white house is loving the politics of boehner's lawsuit because it shows just are how little his congress is doing. but i guess in his world, that means he's doing a great job as speaker. >> any way you cut it and whoever's fault it is, you have presided over what is perhaps the the least productive and certainly one of the least popular congresses in history. how do you feel about that? >> well,...
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john boehner could hang on longer. we are facing the debt limit, debt ceiling limit as you pointed out. the walter jones letter you pointed to, i first heard about it last night on rachel maddow's show. he put out a letter that was really shocking to everyone saying if anyone who is running for speaker has anything in their past and he himself cited the example of newt gingrich and bob livingston, both of whom stepped down under pressure. bob livingston after only a day or so when he was replacing newt gingrich, saying if anyone has a skeleton in their closet, even referring to card gyames or things that happen after 5:00. no one knew what he was alluding to but it certainly set off a lot of gossip. we don't know if that's the case here or if that was the case about someone else who was potentially in the race. who are the other candidates besides chaffetz who might have been going up? of course the majority leader candidates, that's the separate race that was to follow. that was pretty much a brawl. >> reporter: so th
john boehner could hang on longer. we are facing the debt limit, debt ceiling limit as you pointed out. the walter jones letter you pointed to, i first heard about it last night on rachel maddow's show. he put out a letter that was really shocking to everyone saying if anyone who is running for speaker has anything in their past and he himself cited the example of newt gingrich and bob livingston, both of whom stepped down under pressure. bob livingston after only a day or so when he was...